Decision Making in Hypothetical Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

NCT ID: NCT03730376

Last Updated: 2020-03-19

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

488 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-10-01

Study Completion Date

2019-03-01

Brief Summary

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Participants will be presented with a hypothetical scenario of carpal tunnel and asked to make a decision for that case.

Detailed Description

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Participants will be randomized into 1 of 2 groups and receive a hypothetical scenario of carpal tunnel, with or without cost information, and asked to decide if that hypothetical patient should undergo a carpal tunnel release.

Conditions

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Participants will be randomized into 1 of 2 study arms arm 1: control arm 2: intervention.

We will use a random block generator to assign participants to their study arm.
Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Caregivers
The care provider and patient will not be informed as to which group the participant is in

Study Groups

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Control

Participants in the control group will be given a hypothetical scenario about carpal tunnel syndrome and asked to make a treatment decision for that hypothetical patient.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Intervention

Participants in the intervetion group will be given a hypothetical scenario about carpal tunnel syndrome as well as information about the cost of treatment and asked to make a treatment decision for that hypothetical patient.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cost Information

Intervention Type OTHER

participants will be given information on the personal and societal costs

Interventions

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Cost Information

participants will be given information on the personal and societal costs

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* patients presenting to hand clinic OR mturk workers
* age 18 or older

Exclusion Criteria

* traumatic mechanism of injury
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Stanford University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Robin Kamal

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Stanford Health Care

Redwood City, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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47392, 47580

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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